Many mature women reach a decision-making point where a desire to change the direction of their lives is quite evident, but how to implement that change is unclear. Presented is a five part guidance model which provides steps useful in working with the mature woman in her mid-life role change. (Author)

Phase I of this study is an exploratory study searching for hypotheses. Phase II is a test of the five hypotheses emerging from Phase I. All but the last hypothesis are found to be related to effectiveness in community development. [Available from Plenum Publishing Corporation, 227 West 17th Street, New York, New York 10011]. (Author/AM)

Has the effectiveness of evaluation in interventive work been overlooked? The Practice Outcome Inventory is a treatment technique that involves the client directly in the evaluation process--with benefit to both client and practitioner. (Author)

A child abuse project is described which identified families with an abused child and used behavior modification and social learning principles to increase effective parental behavior and decrease abusive behavior. Of 41 cases 84 percent were improved or very improved. However, there was no control group. (SE)

ABE urban extension presents one approach to the solution of the educational problems of the urban disadvantaged. Five potential problem areas are identified, realizing that even if they are resolved by intervention strategy, success depends upon appreciation of ABE participants as "legitimate" students with accompanying rights, duties, and…

The relative positive and negative aspects of internal vs external social control of alcohol consumption among North American Indians are discussed. (JC)

A description of the focus and objectives of Project B.E.A.M. ("Behavioral Evolvement Through Achievement Management"), which utilized a combination of structured academic success through intensive tutoring and weekly counseling or "rap" sessions, using inexperienced college students from the same racial group as the children taught. Dramatic…

A report on the litigation strategies and cost-quality issues involved in the Serrano V Priest case in which the California Supreme Court ruled that spending for a child's publicly financed education should not be a function of wealth. Also discussed are the relevance of the Supreme Court's Rodriquez decision as well as the response of the…

The author has worked in public schools, colleges, communities, and New Careers programs. Though enthusiastic, she also notes that paraprofessional programs don't always work. The article presents an analysis of what still needs to be done. (Author/PC)

The Wisconsin Work Incentive (WIN) Program adopted some new strategies to provide greater help to all registrants, and to do so in a way that would not overload the capabilities of the WIN staff. (Author)

The author specifies basic changes needed at the senior high school level for effective career education views the fields of business and office occupations and distributive education as potential change agents in effecting these changes. (EA)

The article discusses the concept of change through its definition and looks at different forms of change in counseling, different change tempos, and the value of change for people. (Author)

Characterizes the University of Massachusetts School of Education Program as dynamic and creative and as offering a quality program based on change and innovation. (Author/DW)

A critique of the educational reform report, "A Nation At Risk" (1983), asserts that the recent American education reform movement is hindering true educational reform, because recommendations offered by this and other reports generally call for a redoubling of educational effort within the present educational context without advocating…